diff --git a/tools/perf/Build b/tools/perf/Build
index a9ff8fd0bff9..133ec649e5a2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/Build
@@ -35,5 +35,6 @@ CFLAGS_builtin-timechart.o += $(paths)
 libperf-y += util/
 libperf-y += arch/
 libperf-y += ui/
+libperf-y += scripts/
 
 gtk-y += ui/gtk/
diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
index 18ff8aab582a..4705fa9339eb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.perf
@@ -349,16 +349,6 @@ install-gtk: $(OUTPUT)libperf-gtk.so
 		$(INSTALL) $(OUTPUT)libperf-gtk.so '$(DESTDIR_SQ)$(libdir_SQ)'
 endif
 
-ifndef NO_LIBPERL
-  LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/scripting-engines/trace-event-perl.o
-  LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)scripts/perl/Perf-Trace-Util/Context.o
-endif
-
-ifndef NO_LIBPYTHON
-  LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.o
-  LIB_OBJS += $(OUTPUT)scripts/python/Perf-Trace-Util/Context.o
-endif
-
 ifeq ($(NO_PERF_REGS),0)
   ifeq ($(ARCH),x86)
     LIB_H += arch/x86/include/perf_regs.h
@@ -459,18 +449,6 @@ $(OUTPUT)%.o: %.S
 $(OUTPUT)%.s: %.S
 	$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -o $@ -E $(CFLAGS) $<
 
-$(OUTPUT)util/scripting-engines/trace-event-perl.o: util/scripting-engines/trace-event-perl.c $(OUTPUT)PERF-CFLAGS
-	$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -o $@ -c $(CFLAGS) $(PERL_EMBED_CCOPTS) -Wno-redundant-decls -Wno-strict-prototypes -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-shadow -Wno-undef -Wno-switch-default $<
-
-$(OUTPUT)scripts/perl/Perf-Trace-Util/Context.o: scripts/perl/Perf-Trace-Util/Context.c $(OUTPUT)PERF-CFLAGS
-	$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -o $@ -c $(CFLAGS) $(PERL_EMBED_CCOPTS) -Wno-redundant-decls -Wno-strict-prototypes -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-nested-externs -Wno-undef -Wno-switch-default $<
-
-$(OUTPUT)util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.o: util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c $(OUTPUT)PERF-CFLAGS
-	$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -o $@ -c $(CFLAGS) $(PYTHON_EMBED_CCOPTS) -Wno-redundant-decls -Wno-strict-prototypes -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-shadow $<
-
-$(OUTPUT)scripts/python/Perf-Trace-Util/Context.o: scripts/python/Perf-Trace-Util/Context.c $(OUTPUT)PERF-CFLAGS
-	$(QUIET_CC)$(CC) -o $@ -c $(CFLAGS) $(PYTHON_EMBED_CCOPTS) -Wno-redundant-decls -Wno-strict-prototypes -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-nested-externs $<
-
 $(OUTPUT)perf-%: %.o $(PERFLIBS)
 	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $(LDFLAGS) $(filter %.o,$^) $(LIBS)
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/config/Makefile b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
index 6b9678248694..e92d1a450867 100644
--- a/tools/perf/config/Makefile
+++ b/tools/perf/config/Makefile
@@ -518,6 +518,7 @@ else
   else
     LDFLAGS += $(PERL_EMBED_LDFLAGS)
     EXTLIBS += $(PERL_EMBED_LIBADD)
+    $(call detected,CONFIG_LIBPERL)
   endif
 endif
 
@@ -577,6 +578,7 @@ else
           LDFLAGS += $(PYTHON_EMBED_LDFLAGS)
           EXTLIBS += $(PYTHON_EMBED_LIBADD)
           LANG_BINDINGS += $(obj-perf)python/perf.so
+          $(call detected,CONFIG_LIBPYTHON)
         endif
       endif
     endif
@@ -847,3 +849,5 @@ $(call detected_var,prefix_SQ)
 $(call detected_var,perfexecdir_SQ)
 $(call detected_var,LIBDIR)
 $(call detected_var,GTK_CFLAGS)
+$(call detected_var,PERL_EMBED_CCOPTS)
+$(call detected_var,PYTHON_EMBED_CCOPTS)
diff --git a/tools/perf/scripts/Build b/tools/perf/scripts/Build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..41efd7e368b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/scripts/Build
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+libperf-$(CONFIG_LIBPERL)   += perl/Perf-Trace-Util/
+libperf-$(CONFIG_LIBPYTHON) += python/Perf-Trace-Util/
diff --git a/tools/perf/scripts/perl/Perf-Trace-Util/Build b/tools/perf/scripts/perl/Perf-Trace-Util/Build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..928e110179cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/scripts/perl/Perf-Trace-Util/Build
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+libperf-y += Context.o
+
+CFLAGS_Context.o += $(PERL_EMBED_CCOPTS) -Wno-redundant-decls -Wno-strict-prototypes -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-nested-externs -Wno-undef -Wno-switch-default
diff --git a/tools/perf/scripts/python/Perf-Trace-Util/Build b/tools/perf/scripts/python/Perf-Trace-Util/Build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..aefc15c9444a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/scripts/python/Perf-Trace-Util/Build
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+libperf-y += Context.o
+
+CFLAGS_Context.o += $(PYTHON_EMBED_CCOPTS) -Wno-redundant-decls -Wno-strict-prototypes -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-nested-externs
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/Build b/tools/perf/util/Build
index 0401a80bab09..b0a65429da6c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/Build
+++ b/tools/perf/util/Build
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ libperf-$(CONFIG_DWARF) += dwarf-aux.o
 libperf-$(CONFIG_LIBDW_DWARF_UNWIND) += unwind-libdw.o
 libperf-$(CONFIG_LIBUNWIND)          += unwind-libunwind.o
 
+libperf-y += scripting-engines/
+
 CFLAGS_config.o   += -DETC_PERFCONFIG="BUILD_STR($(ETC_PERFCONFIG_SQ))"
 CFLAGS_exec_cmd.o += -DPERF_EXEC_PATH="BUILD_STR($(perfexecdir_SQ))" -DPREFIX="BUILD_STR($(prefix_SQ))"
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/Build b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/Build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6516e220c247
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/Build
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+libperf-$(CONFIG_LIBPERL)   += trace-event-perl.o
+libperf-$(CONFIG_LIBPYTHON) += trace-event-python.o
+
+CFLAGS_trace-event-perl.o += $(PERL_EMBED_CCOPTS) -Wno-redundant-decls -Wno-strict-prototypes -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-shadow -Wno-undef -Wno-switch-default
+
+CFLAGS_trace-event-python.o += $(PYTHON_EMBED_CCOPTS) -Wno-redundant-decls -Wno-strict-prototypes -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-shadow